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Yoga in Daily Life Australia, Ltd.

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Climate Change Culture Education Environment Family Food Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Indigenous Peoples Media Minority Rights Peace and Security Religion Statistics Technical Cooperation Values Violence Water Women Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Education and training of women Human rights of women Millennium Development Goals Women and health Women and the media Social Development: Information and Communications Technologies Poverty Sustainable Development: Desertification and Drought Education Health
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Croatia Australia Austria India Czechia South Africa Slovenia
Millennium Development Goals:	Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Improve maternal health Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	Yoga in Daily Life Australia was established to serve humankind by fostering health, world peace, humanitarian aid, protection of the environment and all creatures, as well as tolerance, respect and freedom amongst religions, cultures and nations. AAYIDL provides a service to the community, with volunteer yoga instructors conducting yoga and meditation classes for all - including adults, seniors, athletes, children, teenagers, corporate groups as well as disadvantaged community groups such as intellectually challenged adults in institutions; wheelchair-bound children and adults; citizens in aged-homes; inmates of prisons; the terminally ill and their carers. YIDLA collaborates with other organizations' to raise community awareness and funds for humanitarian initiatives. Yoga in Daily Life also supports the cultural diversity of Australia by hosting cultural events to foster harmony and understanding between people of all nations. Yoga in Daily Life is actively engaged in supporting a number of humanitarian initiatives abroad, with particular focus on water and child education. In 2002, YIDLA launched its Type II Initiative for Desert Rainwater Harvesting, at the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. This initiative is a grass-roots project aimed to address the urgent water crisis gripping the drought-stricken regions of Rajasthan, India. Yoga in Daily Life also holds the view that every child has an equal right to education. No child with a wish to study should be denied that wish due to their financial or community status. The YIDLA members contributed on many levels to establish a primary and secondary school for 400 children in rural Rajasthan, helping to address the issues of child education amongst the world's poorest communities.
Year established:	1991
Year of registration:	2004
Organizational structure:	Yoga in Daily Life Australia is a branch of the International Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, founded by H.H. Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Yoga in Daily Life Australia is a not-for-profit incorporated association, supported by members and volunteers. YIDLA's annual Financial Report and Annual General Meeting report are submitted to the relevant Australian authorities: Department of Fair Trading and Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
Number and type of members:	Members are in excess of 1,000 and include financial, volunteer and teaching members.
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fees for education and training services Product sales and business services Donations and grants from domestic sources

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